Adamsfield is a locality in Tasmania Australia where osmiridium was discovered in 1925. Alluvial mining resulted in one of the world's largest sources of osmium and iridium metal.
Florentine Post Office opened on 1 November 1925. It was renamed Adamsfield next month and closed in 1960.
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| Settlements |
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| Governance |
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| Mountains |
| Frankland Range |
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| Arthur Range |
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| King William Range |
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| Prince of Wales Range (Tasmania) |
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Protected areas,
parks and reserves |
- Franklin-Gordon Wild Rivers National Park
- Melaleuca to Birchs Inlet Important Bird Area
- Port Davey/Bathurst Harbour Marine Nature Reserve
- Port Davey Islands Important Bird Area
- Southwest National Park
- South West Wilderness
- Tasman Fracture Commonwealth Marine Reserve
- Tasmanian Wilderness World Heritage Area
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| Rivers |
- Anne
- Davey
- Franklin
- Gordon
- Huon
- Serpentine
- Spero
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| Lakes |
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| Lake Pedder controversy |
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- Gordon
- Pedder
- Lake Pedder Action Committee
- United Tasmania Group
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Dams
Franklin controversy |
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| Harbours, bays, inlets and estuaries |
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| Coastal features |
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| Power stations |
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| Transport |
- Gordon River Road
- Scotts Peak Dam Road
| Railways |
- Great Western Railway (proposed never constructed)
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| Landmarks |
| Natural |
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| Man-made |
- Maatsuyker Island Lighthouse
- Port Davey Track
- South Coast Track
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| People of note |
- Bob Brown
- Peter Dombrovskis
- Helen Gee
- James Goodwin
- Brenda Hean
- Richard Jones
- Deny King
- Eric Reece
- Olegas Truchanas
- T. B. Moore
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| Islands |
| Breaksea |
- Fitzroy
- Kathleen
- Main
- Mavourneen
- Munday
- North
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| Maatsuyker (group) |
- Chicken
- De Witt
- Flat Top
- Flat Witch
- Hen
- Ile du Golfe
- Louisa
- Maatsuyker (island)
- Needles
- Round Top
- Walker
- Western Rocks
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| Swainson (group) |
- Big Caroline
- Hay
- Lourah
- Shanks
- Swainson
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| Mutton Bird (group) |
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| Pedra Branca |
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| Trumpeter |
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| Books and newspapers |
- Tasmania's offshore islands
- Tasmania's Wilderness Battles
- The South West Book
- South West Tasmania Resources Survey
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| Flora, fauna, and fishlife |
- Orange-bellied parrot
- Pedder galaxias
- Pedder earthworm
- Pedder planarian
- Pedra Branca skink
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| Bioregions |
- Southern Ranges (bioregion)
- West (bioregion)
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| Indigenous heritage |
- Kutikina Cave
- Toogee language
- Western Tasmanian languages
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Coordinates: 42°44′S 146°19′E / 42.733°S 146.317°E / -42.733; 146.317
